Post card. Baton Rouge Bridge over the Mississippi River, Baton Rouge, La. The Baton Rouge Bridge over the Mississippi was completed in 1940. It required three years in building and cost the State of Louisiana 10 million dollars. As with all...

Third Street, Baton Rouge, La. Baton Rouge Louisiana was founded over 200 years ago and its present population with suburbs is over 100,000. It is the capitol of Louisiana, then nation's nineteenth ranking port and the home of Louisiana State...

Photograph of the King and Queen of the 2006 Mystic Krewe of Desk and Derrick Annual Industry Appreciation Mardi Gras Ball with the theme, "Butterflies Over the Gulf." Photographed are Queen Tisha L. Winstead, King Bruce H. March, with...

Postcard: "Baton Rouge Bridge, over the Mississippi River, Baton Rouge, La." Reverse reads A view of the new bridge across the Mississippi with Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the thirty-four story capitol, and the Standard Oil Company of Louisiana in the...

Mayor President Jack Christian (rear) presides over Woody Dumas' third term on the Metro Council (Dumas resigned to run for mayor). The Council (from left) Goode Smith, Arthur F. Abadie, John Allphin, Bonnie B. Baker, Robert T. "Bobby" clag,...

Mrs. Heidel Brown tends the birds for 36 hours. She is pictured here basting turkeys in a barbeque pit placed on the porch at her home on Jefferson Highway. The hood over head carries the smoke out doors. Photo by M.L. Tanney. November 18,...

Istrouma schools began in a two room house in 1917 in North Baton Rouge. As time went on, the student population grew steadily and outpaced the growth of the faculty. A number of buildings and hand-me-down materials were haphazardly obtained...

Junior ROTC Rifle Team at Capitol Senior High School. Won first place in the over all Fourth Annual East Baton Rouge Parish Invitational Air Rifle match March 10, 1979, held at Glen Oaks High School. Front row left to right C/MAJ Lindacolar,...

The main gate at Esso-Standard Oil Company's refinery in Baton Rouge is shown here along with fire prevention sign over the entrance. The refinery is said to be the world's largest. Original located in the 1960 Fire Prevention Week Scrapbook

Baton Rouge High School Band at Southeastern Louisiana College in Hammond taking part in a pageant of half time football shows of bands from all over the state on November 3, 1953. Taken from Baton Rouge High School Band Scrapbook 1954-1955.

Baton Rouge High School Band at Southeastern Louisiana College in Hammond taking part in a pageant of half time football shows of bands from all over the state on November 3, 1953. Taken from Baton Rouge High School Band Scrapbook 1954-1955.